NLS is giving up its roots to grow its profile

My understanding is that the Nürburgring 24 is one of the last bastions of gonzo run-what-you-brung sports car racing culture, both for the competitors and the fans. It hasn’t entered the ✌️ “Platinum Age™” ✌️ yet. This year, two moves by the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) suggest that it is about to. It is jerking around people who want to run weird cars, which sucks, and it is moving entire events so Max Verstappen can participate, which I can understand, but it also sucks. Not everyone has Max Verstappen/Mercedes-AMG money to change their travel and motor racing plans at the last minute.